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CIA 2704: Sharon Twombly's All Body Attack |
 Really good |
| I bought this video för the first time two years ago,and I really like it. I would call myself advanced and usually prefer Cathe but sometimes it is nice to change things up. It is really good intervals and strength. I don´t use my step, I use a bodybar for the moves with the step. - posted by Sara on 5/31/2010 |
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 A 3 year update |
| I realize I have had this for almost 3 years now and though it's gotten easier for me, this workout still is tough. Yes, it is advanced if you do the whole workout. Skipping parts obviously would not make it very advanced. The first 20 min has a little bit of a dread factor for me as the cardio isn't very fun, but after that it really kicks into gear and it gets tough. The segment with the lifting of the step bench is doable and, honestly, that's when the heart rate really kicks up. It's tough but effective and I like the originality of it. My inner thighs and butt really feel it in this and the core work is great. My only complaint is that it is a shoulder burner and I substituted more tris and bis for some of the shoulder work. I do like her All Body Cardio better as it it has a more fun factor to it. - posted by Cam on 3/29/2010 |
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| 4 stars instead of 5 due to the step workout part |
| Really got the HR up and I sweated a lot but that thing with the step is just too funky! It is hard to hold onto and I just don't get the point! The rest of the workout is great, the cardio is pretty basic and really gets the HR going and even the weights workout kept it up there. I wish she would have told you what the next exercise was so you could judge how much weight to use, this would have made it easier to keep the flow of the DVD going. Her cuing is adequate due to the basic nature of the cardio. I like her enthusiasm and some of the cardio stuff was different from the drills you usually see. Overall I would recommend this DVD. - posted by Sassy on 3/15/2010 |
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| Great workout! |
| I am an advanced excerciser and find it hard to find workout that really "works me out". This is one of them. I feel like an athlete when I finish this. You have to train with a heart rate monitor to realize the cardio benefits of this workout while you tone your muscles at the same time. Great instructor, great workout and I own hundreds. It is serious and intense. I don't understand those who don't find it challenging. This is a true 2 in 1 workout. No waste of time in here and I find this workout gets better and better. Hope there were more workouts like that out there. Thanks to Sharon! Keep up! - posted by homefitfreak on 1/22/2010 |
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| Worth Doing OK |
| I'll have to try this video again. It's been a few months since I used it. I know that I was turned off when I had to use the step as a weight. It was difficult to grasp. Everything else was actually effective. I'm going to try it again, but I'll use weights instead of the step. I'll submit another review once I try this. At this time, it was just ok for me. - posted by Lucy on 1/21/2010 |
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| Advanced workout |
| I consider myself to be a highly advanced exerciser. I love Cathe, Amy and just bought the Insanity series. The most advanced stuff is fine with me. That said I still find this workout to be taxing enough so I'm drenched in sweat every time I do it. I guess this is b/c of the nonstop plyo moves on the step. I really wonder about the fitness level of those who didn't find this workout to be advanced... How can that be possible. - posted by Inga on 1/17/2010 |
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| An Intense Interval Workout |
| I thought that this DVD had easy to do moves (in terms of choreography). However, it is very high impact so people with joint issues may not want to do this program. However, the stretching could be more thorough. - posted by Marie on 12/14/2009 |
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| Not Advanced enough - did not care for it. |
| I don't understand the reviews that said this was an advanced workout - I wasn't impressed. I would class this as intermediate/advanced - but I didn't find it sooooo completely taxing or difficult. This came highly recommended and I was looking forward to something on the level as some of Cathe's workouts. It's not. I don't think that there was anything terribly wrong with her cueing or her style. I liked her - I liked when she told me to watch out for my ceiling fan - I was actually under mine. The workout just did not fit my style. The choreography was too basic. I found that entire section where she lifts the step and jumps around with the step unnecessary. I own a Reebok step - I couldn't do it with that - it was too hard to hold onto it. She also gives no recommendation about the poundage - just picks up some weights but also doesn't say what it is (not even heavy or light. She also doesn't tell you which exercise you are doing. Some of the weight work I thought she performed way too fast - the movement was like swinging - uncontrolled and unsafe. I kept trying to find a date on the packaging - I thought perhaps this was just old. Not completely unsatisfied but definitely not a favorite. - posted by Denise on 1/20/2009 |
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| Very Intense Athletic Workout! |
| I absolutely love this workout! I am a high intermediate/advanced exerciser who has two left feet. This workout fits me to a T. I love the athletic cardio that is not complex at all. I think her cueing is spot on - coming from me who has difficulty in choreography. Cathe supposedly cues well but I can hardly follow her steps at all. I only do Cathe for her weight training. I like the music too - sort of techno. I am very pleased with this workout and I hope to do more of her workouts in the future! - posted by Madeline on 10/10/2008 |
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| Incredible workout!! |
| OMG!I am a pretty advanced exerciser, and I am now humbled; this workout really made me sweat unlike any other workout I've ever done. I normally do Amy, Cathe, Jari, etc. and love them to pieces, but Sharon is a fresh new addition to my collection! The cardio drills, esp. the speed drills, are no-nonsense kick-butt! I was dripping with sweat after the first 15 minutes. Even the warmup is a challenge. If you are an advanced or int/advanced exerciser looking for a great interval workout, this is the one for you! - posted by Cheryl on 10/3/2008 |
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